Predictor™ Compatible Microplate
Reader Documentation Version No.:
10 Mar 09 Page 9 of 11
Setup Guide on the Tecan Infinite® F500 Microplate Reader
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5. Once compound titration wells are prepared (columns 1-12 of assay plate), also
prepare the following controls:
• Negative Control, Tracer fully Bound (Column 13, B). Add 5 ul
Predictor™ buffer containing 4% DMSO to all wells in Column 13 (to
control for DMSO in titration wells). Tracer and membrane will be added
later. This control will show full tracer binding activity of assay.
• Positive control, Tracer Displaced (Column 14, D). Add 8 µl E-4031
to 192 µl Predictor™ hERG FP Assay Buffer also containing 4% DMSO.
Add 5 µl per well of this solution to each well of Column 14 of assay plate.
Tracer and membrane will be added later. This control will show
maximum displacement of tracer from the hERG channels in the
membrane prep.
• Free Tracer Control (Column 15, F). Add 15 µl Predictor™ hERG FP
Assay Buffer to each well of column 15. Tracer will be added later. This
control will show fully unbound tracer in solution, as well as being used to
calibrate the instrument.
• Assay Blank (Column 16, Blank). Add 10 µl of Predictor™ hERG FP
Assay Buffer per well to Column 16. 10 µl membrane will be added later.
This control will show background fluorescence and to background
subtract the rest of the assay wells prior to calculating FP values.
6. Sonicated/triturated membrane split: remove 2 ml Predictor membrane and add
40 µl E-4031 to these membranes.
7. Add 10 µl E-4031-containing membrane per well to columns 4-6 (astemizole with
E-4031 baseline subtraction) and 10-12 (terfenadine with E-4031 baseline
subtraction).
8. Add 10 µl untreated membrane per well to columns 1-3 (astemizole), 7-9
(terfenadine), 13 (Bound Tracer), 14 (Displaced Tracer), and 16 (Blank).
9. Tracer added last: Add 32 µl tracer to 1968 µl Predictor hERG FP Assay Buffer
and add 5 µl/well of this solution to all wells in Columns 1-15.
NOTE: Predictor™ is a highly sensitive assay. Furthermore, the baseline correction
wells use saturating levels of E-4031. It is extremely important to ensure that
pipetting steps are done carefully and there is no carryover/contamination
of neighboring wells in Predictor. The order of wells in the plate layout may
be changed to best facilitate your pipetting and minimizing carryover if desired,
but all the controls above are highly recommended.